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Serving New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
The # 1 Directory of Places to Play
2012 ISSUE 3
Features:
Suneagles Golf Club
By Mike Moretti
Monmouth County CC
By A. C. Gregson
Publisher’s Picks
By Jamie Gacos
Judging Courses by Low Scores
By A. W. Tillinghast
GREAT GOLF
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GREAT GOLF
MAGAZINE
Copyright 2012. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any copy,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Monmouth County CC
A new golf course opens
but it’s not for everyone!
A.C. Gregson takes you back to
1931 and describes a new country
club only for the most elite.
PLACES TO PLAY
New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania are host to some of the
country's most beautiful golf courses.
The varying contrasts of terrain provide
a variety of interesting and challenging
golf courses for all golf enthusiasts.
PUBLISHER’S PICKS
Golf Products You’ll Like
We introduce to you a number of
great golf products we have tested
and know you will want to own.
Monmouth County CC Pg. 12
JUDGING COURSES BY
LOW SCORES
By: A.W
. Tillinghast
Read a prospective by one of the world’
s
most famous golf course architects, in his
words, on whether a golf course should
be judged by low scores.
P. 12
P. 16
P. 19
COVER FEATURE
SUNEAGLES GOLF CLUB
For years, this golf course was
only open to military personnel
and their families. You can now
play this Tillinghast design the
way golf was designed to play.
P. 8
Pine Valley Pg. 19
GREAT GOLF
MAGAZINE
P. 6
Jack Fr ost
Pg. 9
Publisher’s Picks
Pg. 16
Suneagles
Pg. 6
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When we began to prepare for the final issue of Great
Golf Magazine for 2012, we wanted to do a story
on Suneagles Golf Club and its history mainly
because it is a
Tillinghast design, which for a long time was
only open to military members, veterans, and their families.
With the recent closure of Fort Monmouth, the golf course
was opened to the public and is now managed my
Atlantic
Golf Management under the direction of Chris
Wegner, PGA
Pro, who was formerly at the
Architects Golf Club in
Lopatcong, NJ. Mike Moretti, Director of Communications for the New Jersey
State Golf
Association, wrote a wonderful piece on Suneagles in NJSGA
GOLF, touching a bit on its history but mostly on its future, which, with his
permission, we present to you. In keeping with the theme, we decided to run a
piece, written by the Editor of Golf Illustrated 1931, on a new golf course
opening, Monmouth County Country Club, which has since been renamed
Suneagles Golf Club.
We thought you might find it very interesting to get a
prospective of how golf was solely for the “1 percenters” in the early 1900’
s
in comparison to how golf now reaches the millions of golfers of all incomes
and backgrounds today
. We also included an editorial, written by the famous
golf course designer
, A.W. Tillinghast, who provides you with his opinion on
judging courses by low scores which we feel you will thoroughly enjoy
reading.
So, Great Golf Magazine 2012 Issue 3 takes you back in time to
November 1931with a replica cover of Golf Illustrated and articles and photos
reprinted from that very issue. Have a great winter and we’ll see you again in
Spring 2013.
Keep up with the gr oup in front of you!
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When it was acquired in 1942 following
the Depression for a mere $42,000 by the
U.S. Army, play was restricted to of ficers
only. Eventually, it was opened to all
military personnel, including veterans. In
the middle of the past decade, and with
the closing of Fort Monmouth
impending, public golfers were allowed
to play, although at an escalated rate of
$75 per round.
In September 201 1, The Fort
Monmouth Economic Revitalization
Authority (FMERA) announced that
Atlantic Golf Management, Inc., of
Farmingdale, had submitted the winning
bid to lease Suneagles and its restaurant
and banquet facilities for a period of one
year.
This year, FMERA will
entertain bids to sell the 6,357-yard
Suneagles layout and its properties,
totaling 188 acres, to a private buyer
.
Currently, the Army maintains ownership
and leases the property to FMERA.
“We will be an aggressive
bidder to take over Suneagles on a full-
time basis,” said S teven Rice, CEO of
Atlantic Management. “W e believe it has
tremendous upside, not only for its
continuous membership, but also to
foster an environment for the public
patrons.”
“This magnificent layout was
pretty much private and the public
hasn't’really had a chance to play a great
course like this. We think it could be
attractive to a broad spectrum of golfers,
especially with some local courses, like
Bamm Hollow, closing,” Rice continued.
“When you factor in Gibbs Hall,
which can host up to 500 people, and a
sports bar on the premises, it makes
Suneagles an exceptional venue.”
Impressively, Suneagles is more
or less the same challenging golf course
that Tillinghast developed more than 85
One of the state’s rare
golf course treasures,
The Suneagles Golf
Club at Fort Monmouth in
Eatontown, is ready for a new
and appreciative audience - the
public links golfer.
The closing of Fort Monmouth in
Tinton Falls, as an active military base, has
resulted in the course being available to
golfers of all stripes. So after many years,
Suneagles is now open to the public links
golfer and at rates no higher than $39 on
weekends and $33 Monday through Friday
.
This A.W . Tillinghast-designed
layout, opened in 1926, has hosted the likes
of Babe Ruth, San Snead, U.S Open
champion Orville Moody , two-time PGA
champion Vic Ghezzi, and legendary Gene
Sarazen, who set the course record of 65 in
1935. That same year, Byron Nelson, then
head pro of the Ridgewood Country Club,
won his first pro event, the New Jersey S
tate
Open, at Suneagles, then known as the
Monmouth County Country Club (see pages
12-13).
Tillinghast, the famed American-
born golf course designer , is responsible for
35 courses in New Jersey and such famed
tracks as Baltusrol, Ridgewood, Pine Valley,
Somerset Hills, Winged Foot and Bethpage
Black.
When the course opened in 1926
and through 1942, it was a private facility
.
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years ago. An aerial view of the
course from 1931, which hangs
on the premises, is almost
indistinguishable from the same
photo today. Only one bunker ,
the famed “Sahara bunker” in the
middle of the 15th fairway , has
been removed. Otherwise,
Tillinghast's fingerprints are all
over the place. There are deep
bunkers, up to eight feet high,
alongside the narrow , undulating
greens and in many fairways.
Each hole challenges the golfer's
course management skills, some
with hidden approaches, others
with tiered greens.
“All 18 holes are
dramatically different,” says head
pro Chris Wegner, who was the
head pro at The Architects Golf
Club in Lopatcong the past three
years. “This course has all the
original templates. The layout
and bones of the golf course are
phenomenal. The ultimate goal is to bring it
back to its original splendor in 1926.
When
you come here, you'll know you are
playing a classic course.”
Other than the usual tree
trimming, reseeding, and resodding the
sides of some bunkers, Suneagles is ready
to go. A five-year plan would implement
the leveling of tee boxes and replacement
of the original terra cotta drainage system,
which is still 60 percent intact throughout
the course.
“We have been getting a lot of
play due to the mild winter and gotten good
feedback on the playability of the greens.
We expect upwards of 30,000 rounds this
summer,” Wegner said.
Full membership at Suneagles
remains at $2,300 for unlimited golf with
other affordable memberships for former
military personnel also available.
Restauranteur Tim McLoone is
managing his eighth dining establishment,
Joe’s Sports Bar and Grille, facing the 10th
hole of Suneagles. It is named after his
father, Joe, and offers all entrees under $15.
Last year, Atlantic Golf
Management took over the lease of the
Spring Meadow Golf Course in
Farmingdale from the S tate of New Jersey
and under the tutelage of Atlantic VP ,
Harry Leonard, has spent extensive man
hours in improving the physical aspects of
the course.
Its hard work has paid of f with
rounds played up 7 percent up to 27,700
rounds. A jump to more than 30,000 rounds
is expected for 2012. At the same time,
Atlantic Management has kept the cost of
play at $33 weekdays and $38 weekends
and just $20 for seniors Monday through
Friday.
Mike Moretti is the Director of Communications at
the New Jersey State Golf Association.
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103 Brick Church Road
New Hempstead, NY 10977
(845) 362-5800
This distinctive 18-hole course is a challenge for the scratch golfer
, but
never a chore for the high-handicapper
. Beautifully designed with
rolling, tree-lined fairways and bent grass from tee to green. Doglegs,
water holes, elevated tees, large carpet-like greens with sensational
panaromic views! Driving range with large practice greens and practice
sand bunkers. Professional instructions available.
The serious golfer has
found a home! Make NYCC the venue for your next formal occasion!
Architect: Stephen Kay
General Manager: Brad Hisel
Par: 72 Yardage: 6,673
Rating: 72.3 Slope: 134
www.nycountryclub.com
FEATURES / AMENITIES
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30 Min. From NYC/15 Min. From Bergen Cty
l Full Service Pro Shop
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Restaurant & Bar / Wedding Facilities
l Tournament
s & Outings W
elcome
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1 Clubhouse Drive
Blakeslee, PA 18610
(866) 268-5503
Jack Frost National Golf Club is unique to Northeastern PA. A “large golf
course” spanning over 7,200 yards, and more than 200 acres, the course
covers magnificent terrain, beautiful landscapes and offers striking vistas
and views. Its player friendly design gives players, of every skill level, an enjoyable
golf experience providing easily identified target areas, a unique element among
mountain courses. The course is located on the crest of Jack Frost Mountain that
encompasses an elevation of 2000ft. Ask about our Stay and Play Packages.
Architect: Terrill A. LeGree
Director of Golf: Jason Lenhart
Par: 72 Yardage: 7,256
Rating: 74.9 Slope: 139
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90 Minutes from NYC
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Full Service Clubhouse
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Five Sets Of Tees For All Playing Levels
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Stay & Play Packages
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Arriving on the scene in 2002, Heron Glen Golf Course has
quickly positioned it
self as one of New Jersey 's finest
public golf facilities.
The golf course, transformed from the
famed Kuster Farm, is cut through the rolling hills of Hunterdon
County and of
fers five set
s of tee boxes that can accommodate all
levels of play
. You'll enjoy beautiful bent grass from tee to green,
surrounded by mature trees and rolling vist
as.
Offering a practice facility featuring a driving range with both
grass and mat hitting areas, a large putting green and practice
bunker , there is no need to go anywhere else to hone your skills.
Architect: Dan Schlegal
PGA Golf Professional: Tim Ward
Par: 72 Yardage: 7,065
Rating: 74.3 Slope: 135
110 State Hwy 202/31
Ringoes, NJ 08551
(908) 806-6804
Book Tee Times Online @
www.heronglen.com
Her
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Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County
Her
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FEATURES / AMENITIES
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Natural T urf Driving Range
l
Lessons, Clinics, Jr
. Camp s
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Men, W omen & Sr
. Golf Assns.
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Corporate & Group Golf Outings
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Full Service Pro Shop
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Cafe Lounge & Cockt
ails
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A Facility of the Hunterdon County Department of Parks & Recreation
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Galloping Hill Golf Course sprawls
across 271 acres in Kenilworth and Union.
Characterized by it s natural terrain of rolling hills
and valleys, the course of ten referred to as "The
Hill", has a reput ation as one of the most
challenging courses in the area. The 18 hole
course features 6680 yards of golf from the
longest tees for a p ar of 71. The course was
designed by Williard G
. Wilkinson and opened in
1928. Most recent renovations were completed by
Stephen Kay in 1998.
The Learning Center at Galloping Hill is the future home of a TaylorMade
Performance Lab. The Performance Lab uses state of the art technology to custom fit golf
clubs to each individual player and swing rather than having the player adjust their swing
to fit the clubs. Upon completion, this will be one of only 7 Performance Labs in the U.S.
The Learning Center has 50 stalls, 40 of which are covered and heated, 40,000
square feet of putting and chipping areas, practice bunkers and a 9 hole practice course.
The Learning Center at Galloping Hill is now the best place in the area to work on all
facets of the game of golf.
Ash Brook Golf Course, located in
Scotch Plains NJ, features 7040 yards of golf for
a par of 72. The course was designed by Alfred
Tull and opened in 1953. Ash Brook is a parkland
style golf course with tree lined fairway’
s and
large greens. Ash Brook has four set s of tees to
accommodate golfers of all skill levels.
Ash Brook offers a Pitch & Putt course
for players of all ages that has proven to be a
family favorite in the community
. The Pitch & Putt
course features 673 yards for a p ar of 27.
Union County Golf Properties
Te Home of Public Golf in New Jersey!
www.gallopinghillgolfcourse.com www.ashbrookgolfcourse.com
(908) 686-1556 (908) 756-0414
www.thelearningcenteratgallopinghill.com (908) 241-8380
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FEATURES / AMENITIES
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Book Tee Times On-Line
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Outings and Wedding Facility
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The Tap Room Bar & Grille
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30 Tee Practice Range
The Atlantic City Country Club first opened in 1897 and has since hosted
many of golf's greatest players such as Bobby Jones, W
alter Hagen, Sam
Snead, Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Arnold Palmer. Rated the best public
course in New Jersey by Golfweek, ACCC is an 18-hole, par 70 course covering
more than 6,500 yards of challenges, sand trap
s, and majestic views of Atlantic
City. Open to the public, golfers need not be a member of the golf club to play
.
PGA Pro: Charles Fahy
Architect: John Reid/Tom Doak
Par: 70 Yardage: 6,577
Rating: 72.3 Slope: 133
One Leo Fraser Drive
Northfield, NJ 08225
(609) 236-4400
www.harrahs.com/golf/
atlantic-city-country-club
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Atlantic County
Atlantic City CC
Atlantic City CC
Atlantic County
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203 Cregar Road
High Bridge, NJ 08829
(908) 638-5055
www.highbridgehills.com
High Bridge Hills
High Bridge Hills
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County
FEATURES / AMENITIES
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GPS
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Membership
s Available
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Bar and Grille
l Corporate & Group Outings W
elcome
The Par-71, 6,640 yard course features stunning terrain overlooking the
Spruce Run Reservoir and of fers a distinct challenge to golfers of any skill
level. Elevation changes are featured throughout the course including the
dramatic Par-3 No. 8 hole with a tee-to-green drop of nearly 100 feet over a natural
gorge. A natural turf driving range, full service bar & grille, fully stocked pro shop, and
GPS in every cart round out the great experience you will have at High Bridge Hills.
Architect: Mark Mungeam
Par: 71 Yardage: 6,640
Rating: 72.0 Slope: 130
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At Eatontown, near Red Bank, New
Jersey , on the famous Shrewsbury
River, and not far from the Rumson
Club, lies the Monmouth County Country
Club. Like most country clubs, golf is
naturally the foremost club activity and, as
the Monmouth County course was designed
and constructed under the supervision of Mr
.
A, W. Tillinghast, internationally known as
one of the foremost golf course architects of
the day , its members have one of the best
designed courses in the district, laid out over
gently
undulating
country in the
Monmouth
County pine
belt. The
course from
the
championship
tees can be
stretched to
over 6,600
yards and
contains
many
noteworthy
holes; the
short holes,
which are so
much the test
of any first-
class course
are
particularly
good and varied, while the second index of a
good course, the two-shot holes, are
extremely good and call for unusual diversity
of play .
Added to good design are
uniformly good greens and a well-considered
system of bunkering which places most of
the trouble conveniently handy for the good
player who misplays his shots, leaving the
ordinary man, who just plays at the game, a
chance to get away from the tees without
facing carries which to him are impossible.
The greens are well bunkered and interesting
in varied and undulation contour
. So well
designed is the course that par has been but
seldom broken and only once by an amateur
golfer— Mr
. T. Philip Perkins holds that
record with a fine score of 70.
With a stream
lined with for get-me-nots running through
the course and three fine water holes, of
which good use has been made, the
Monmouth County Country Club is an asset
to the sporting region in which it lies.
Possessed of a charmingly designed
and appointed clubhouse, its fortunate
members may stay at the club. No more
delightful
place could
be available
for a golfer
,
as they look
out over the
course and
the glorious
country
beyond
through the
ample
casement
windows.
The
clubhouse is
Tudor in
character
and was
designed by
Mr. B.
Hustace
Simonson,
known for
the design of many of the finest examples in
the United S tates of the architecture of this
period. Monmouth County has one of the
handsomest and best appointed clubhouses in
the Metropolitan District.
In a country famous for its horses
and its horse shows, the club is interested in
two of the sports of which that noble animal
is no small a part—hunting and polo, both of
which enjoy a busy season and, of course,
there is fine riding throughout the county
.
There are the usual tennis courts for the
strenuous exponents of that game,
trapshooting, and the best of trout fishing on
The Monmouth County Country Club
By A. C. Gregson, Editor
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streams right on the nearby property of the
club. Being at a shore resort, the exclusive
Beach Club is available for the members,
besides its own lar
ge outdoor pool. Nor need
they desert in
winter , as all the
usual winter
sports are
available in its
woods, on its
hills, and over
its lakes;
besides, the
famous
Shrewsbury
River is one of
the famous
spots of
America for
such sports, in
particular that
of ice-boating,
for which its
broad expanse
is well-fitted
and whereon the most famous ice-boat races
in America are always run regularly every
winter .
Monmouth
County , with
such numerous
activities
available, is a
year-round all
sport club as
complete as
anything in the
East and leaves
its fortunate
members little
excuse for not
getting the
proper outdoor
exercise all
year long.
Within a one-
hour run of that
city with
express service, Monmouth County is a
convenient club for its New
York
membership and its out-of- town members
can put up there in the height of solid
comfort, running in and out to New
York for
their business and yet remaining in the quiet
and peaceful atmosphere of a country estate
with all the club activities at hand during
leisure hours.
To be thoroughly up-to-date in
every respect
the club has a
first-class
landing field
for planes
whereat last
year over two
hundred
landings were
made by
golfers coming
there tor play
.
A fine natural
site was
available near
the polo fields,
which was put
in shape for the
benefit of the
flying
members of the
club and any other golfers who wished to use
this modern method of travel in going to and
from their golf, incidentally saving much
time and
avoiding on
week-ends the
gentle Sunday
drive.
A great
many of the
finest clubs
these days have
their landing
fields just as the
Monmouth
County has,
and those
which have no
such
convenience
are behind the
times. All in all,
the Monmouth
County
Country Club provides most fully
, both in its
own facilities for sport and its propinquity to
everything which it does not in itself possess,
for a wide range of interests.
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187 Hill St
Mahopac, NY 10541
(845) 628-4200
Putnam National Golf Club is a public, daily fee 18-hole championship course
owned by Putnam County and operated by RDC Golf Group. The course is
located in the lower Hudson Valley town of Mahopac, New York, and is
renowned for grand vistas and beautiful rolling topography . Fall golf is particularly
spectacular. Recent improvements include the addition of a modern irrigation
system. Course conditions are simply out standing from early spring until late fall.
Architect: William F. Mitchell
PGA Pro: David Patrone
Par: 71 Yardage: 6,804
Rating: 72.8 Slope: 128
www.putnamnational.com
FEATURES / AMENITIES
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Pub Grille Room
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Driving Range & Practice Green
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Banquet & Catering Facility
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New Yamaha Golf Cart
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Putnam National
Putnam National
Putnam County
Putnam County
Architect: Hal Purdy
Outing Director: Julie Quinn
Par: 71 Yardage: 6,325
Rating: 70.4 Slope: 124
40 Route 537 East
Colts Neck, NJ 07722
(732) 303-9090
Book Tee Time Online @
www.pebblecreekgolfclub.com
Designed by legendary course architect Hal Purdy
, Pebble Creek Golf Club
provides golfers with an enjoyable and memorable experience.
The
unique characteristics and dif
fering landscapes of each hole present a
challenge for accomplished players while remaining player-friendly for
beginners.Our clubhouse and out
door covered p atio overlooking the 18th hole
provide a great setting for outings, special event
s, or just relaxing af
ter a round
and having something to eat or drink from our snack bar
.
FEATURES / AMENITIES
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18 Hole Public Course
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Full Service Pro Shop
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7 Day Advance T ee Times
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Tournament s Welcome
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Monmouth County
Monmouth County
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Architect: Alexander Findlay
Co-Head PGA Professionals: Tom & Sue Delaney
Par: 71 Yardage: 6,906
Rating: 74.9 Slope: 137
FEATURES / AMENITIES
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No Bond, Sponsor or Initiation Fee
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The Famous Bamboo Grille
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Family Friendly Swim Club
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Extensive Practice Facilities
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Leagues & Member Social Events
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Junior Membership
s Available
Set amid the exquisite lush rolling Somerset Hills and
surrounded by one of the region’
s most pristine nature
preserves, Basking Ridge Country Club of
fers a setting
unmatched for it
s spect acular beauty
. Basking Ridge Country
Club is a private, non-equity
, family oriented facility with many
membership options to choose from. Unlimited use of the practice
facilities is included in all membership
s. The Bamboo Grille of
fers
tranquil out
door dining overlooking the 18th green.
The Golf
Academy at BRCC of
fers individual lessons and clinics to all ages
and abilities, as well as, a summer junior golf camp.
There is
something to of
fer every member of the family at Basking Ridge
County Club.
185 Madisonville Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
(908) 766-8200
www.baskingridgecc.com
Map Key
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Membership
s Start
at $2,900!
Membership
s Start
at $2,900!
Somerset County
Somerset County
Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge
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GPS GOLF WATCH
EXPRESSO WR62
For years, slow play has been one of
the biggest complaints among
golfers and one of the reasons for
the continual decline in the sport’s
participation level. More and more golf
professionals are being put on the clock
more, in my opinion, as an example to the
golf enthusiasts viewing the event rather
than for the actual slow play (or lack of)
the professionals are causing the
tournament. You know there’s a bit of
pressure on the professional tour officials
when they put a player on the clock
during a semi-finals round in a match play
event as they did this year on Morgan
Pressel at the Sybase Match Play
Championship when there were virtually
no players behind her group and she really
wasn’t holding anyone up. A large
numbers of offenders I find are among the
recreational golfers who play every shot
as if they are Tiger Woods or are playing
for their next paycheck or just don’t know
proper golf etiquette.
The answer to slow play was to
permit the usage of distance measuring
devices. They come in all forms from
programs for your smart phones to dtand
alone devices. Some of the devices take
more time to figure out the distances than
they were meant to which sometimes
causes even slower play. Up until Garmin
came out with the first GPS wrist watch,
the range finder was the best tool for
determining distances to the flagstick or
hazard. A quick shoot to the target with
the device and you were ready to select
your club and hit your shot. The Garmin
Approach S1 only provides distances to
the front, middle , and back of the green
from anywhere on the hole, even if you
spray your shot onto the fairway of
another hole. There is definitely time
saved with both a range finder and a GPS
watch for determining your distance.
Recently, Garmin came out with
an upgraded GPS watch, the Approach S3,
which, unlike the Approach S1, provides
distances to doglegs
and layups at a
retail cost of $350,
$100 more than the
Approach S1for this
additional feature.
While the Expresso
WR62 has distances
to the middle of key
bunkers and hazards
built in, this is a
feature you will not find to be that useful
as it provides readings only to the nearest
bunkers and hazards
which often will not
come into play. I
spoke with a
company
representative who
informed me that
there is so much
information that
you can build into
the watch’s
software in addition to the 25,000
thousand pre-loaded golf courses the
watch contains (the Garmin S1 contains
17,500 pre-loaded courses). The reason
why a product like SkyCaddie can provide
you with detailed information on bunkers
and hazards is because it requires you to
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load each individual course prior to
playing and can only contain a maximum
number of golf courses. Therefore, a GPS
watch would not have enough memory to
provide both thousands of pre-loaded golf
courses as well as bunker and hazard
information.
For the most part, as a GPS
watch, the Garmin S1 and the Expresso
WR62 pretty much perform the same
functions. However, the Expresso WR62
takes it a few steps beyond being a GPS
golf watch. The WR62 is a more stylish
watch that you can use for everyday wear.
It also has a stop watch, a timer, and an
alarm.
I’ve been using the Garmin
Approach S1 for the past 18 months and,
overall, have been very pleased with its
performance. My only complaints have
been the battery
life and loss
signals. The
Garmin’s battery
life (while in GPS
mode) is closer to
6 hours than the 8
hours they claim,
which for the most
part is not a problem but I have to be sure
to activate it on the first tee and shut off
the GPS as soon as I complete my round
if I want to continue to use the watch
feature until I have time to swap it out for
my regular wristwatch. The battery life on
the Expresso WR62 is far better than the
Garmin so much that I have worn the
watch for a total of 12 hours having
played a 4 1/2 round of golf without the
battery running out. Additionally, with a
20 channel receiver, the Garmin has a
tendency to lose the satellite signal which
requires you to restart the watch. The
Expresso WR62 has a 62 channel receiver
and I have yet to lose a satellite signal.
These two features alone, in addition to
the pricetag of $180 for the Expresso
WR62 vs. $250 for the Garmin S1 could
be deal breaker between the two watches.
You can purchase the Expresso
WR62 at Golfsmith.com and the Garmin
at GolfGalaxy.com.
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Just why the fact that one or several players
succeeded in getting around any course in the
60's in the major championships, should be
regarded as a reflection on the demands of the
course, is dif ficult for me to appreciate. But,
undoubtedly , there are many who regard such
performances as calamities.
These are confined to
the members of the club, whose course has been
thus humiliated (as they think) and more
particularly the members of the green committees
who have groomed their courses for the big shows
of golf. Such reaction to inspired, sub-par scoring
is foolish. There is no course in the world that will
prevent the right player from breaking 70 if it is
his day to get all the breaks of the game.
The comparison of scores over various
courses through successive
years may be indicative of
the merits of the holes as
judged by their measure to
true championship test, and
then again it may not.
Weather conditions are the
chief factor in throwing out
of gear any system of
calculating comparative
scores as a basis of
comparative merit.
Then,
too, it is not beyond the
bounds of imagination to conceive of a collection
of holes that contains enough bad ones as to
discount the excellence of play; freakish holes that
stubbornly resist the best of shots and turn them to
disaster . And this thought rather suggests the
observation that high scoring is not always proof
that a course may be altogether an admirable test
of fine shots, neither does a score (or scores) in
the 60's by any means indicate that the holes,
individually and collectively
, are wanting in
testing qualities. Indeed, I am inclined to believe
that a very fine shot-maker in a scoring mood will
be more likely to make a very low score over a
very exacting course, where contours of fairway
and greens adequately reward and punish, than
over an easier route where greens may not be
trusted to hold courageous play at all times.
However , it is a fair assumption that the summary
of scores which reveals figures in the 60's as a not
uncommon round among the leaders, represents
play over a rather ordinary lay-out. So, after all, it
may be said truly that under normal conditions we
do not like to see too many cards turned in that
show that par has been bettered by four or five
strokes. We do not express our admiration of the
few at all grudgingly
, but if the consistent beating
of par seems to be getting a habit with the field,
we surely turn our thoughts to the strengthening
of our defenses.
My own observations in checking the
play over such courses of mine as have been the
scenes of National and Sectional championships,
have made me firmly convinced that the character
of the one-shot or
, par 3 holes has more to do in
the assaults of the 70
breakers than any other
factor . For example, let us
assume that a certain course
possesses the usual number
of one-shot holes,—four or
perhaps only three. If these
four one-shotters are
mediocre or so wide open
as to make the shot from
the tee a not particularly
testing ef fort, and probably
providing no great
punishment if the green is not gained or held,—
these easy par 3 holes only seem to be great
opportunities for the cracks to record birdie 2's,
and they look for probable 3's by reason of deadly
chip shots or pitches, even though the green has
been missed entirely
. Such holes may be
scenically beautiful and inspiring enough
ordinarily , but if they do not show teeth which
will bite and hurt they are rather held in contempt
by the cracks in the classics, and shots, even from
the tournament teeing grounds, that are not
exacting enough to make it necessary to take un-
usual pains are unworthy
. The short holes on
championship courses should be the most feared
of any , and any player who cracks 70 should face
fear and conquer it if his performance is to be
rated a truly great one. I recall that Bobby Jones,
during the practice
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rounds at Winged Foot prior to the Open Championship there, asserted that he would be well
satisfied to score par each time on the one- shotters of this course. As a matter of fact birdies on
the four short holes at Winged Foot during that Open were comparatively few and 4's were
plentiful, simply because these holes were commanding of respect. As I recall 70 was broken
there by only one man, Jones. I have a score card which I have kept since the 23rd of July, 1897.
It records a round made by Willie Auchterlonie over the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, on
that date:
Out 4 5 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 - 36.
In 4 5 4 3 3 5 4 4 4 - 35 - 71.
Although I visited St. Andrews on numerous occasions after that date, and until the rubber cored
ball came into play in 1901, I do not recall a better score there with the old gutta percha ball,
which, as all old-timers can tell you, took a lot of hitting, Certainly this performance today with
modern balls and clubs would rate with the 65's and 66's, for the par at St. Andrews in those days
was 76. This round of Auchterlonie's beat the best previous rounds of 72, made by Andrew
Kirkaldy in 1895 and by that great amateur, Fred Tait, in 1894. These rounds, breaking par by
four and five strokes, would score in the 60's today as stated before, but I never heard anyone
suggest that the classic green of Old St.Andrews was a “push-over” and gone to the bow-wows
generally, simply because several of the world’s best golfers happened to be in a scoring mood on
days when they got the breaks. At that they might have done better, for on the home hole Tait took
a 4, Kirkaldy a 5, and Auchterlonie a 4, which was par. This hole hole measured 375 or 380 yards
as I recall it, and on one occasion it was over-driven by that mighty hitter, Blackwell, and he did it
with a “gutty” ball.
To avoid the imagined disgrace of having 70 broken in the tournaments, the committees
sometimes (only too frequently as a matter of fact) cut the holes on the greens in hazardous and
tricky parts. A good course certainly requires no such treatment. However, there is meat enough in
this for a subsequent article. The real thought of this one may be summed up in the remark that
any great course will npow andthen take a good beating from good men, and there is nothing that
can be done fairly to stop it, nor any reason why there should.
Reprinted from Golf Illustrated, November 1931
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Northfield
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732-885-9600
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609-965-4653
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609-266-1388
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732-821-8881
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856-884-1563
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Hammonton
609-561-1876
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609-927-0066
Bel Aire GC
C
Wall
732-449-6024
Hamilton Trails
P
McKee City
609-641-6824
Charleston Springs
C
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732-409-7227
Harbor Pines GC
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609-927-0006
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732-303-9330
Mays Landing
P
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609-641-4411
Cream Ridge GC
SP
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609-748-7680
Cruz Farm GC
P
Farmingdale
732-938-3378
McCullough’s
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609-926-3900
Gambler Ridge
P
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800-427-8463
Pomona GC
SP
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856-965-3232
Hominy Hill GC
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732-462-9222
Ponderlodge
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Villas
856-886-8065
Howell Park GC
C
Howell
732-938-4771
Renault Winery
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906-965-2111
Lakewood CC
SP
Lakewood
732-364-8899
Sand Barrens
SP
Swainton
609-465-3555
Knob Hill
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Manalapan
732-792-7722
Shore Gate GC
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Ocean View
609-624-8337
Old Orchard CC
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732-542-7666
Twisted Dune
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609-653-8019 18
Pebble Creek GC
P
Colts Neck
732-303-9090
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Shark River GC
C
Neptune
732-922-4141
Suneagles GC
C
Eatontown
732-389-4300
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Bergen County
Spring Meadow GC
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Morris County
Darlington GC
C
Mahwah
201-327-8770
Emerson GC
SP
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201-261-1100
Berkshire Valley
C Jefferson Twsp 973-208-0018
High Mountain GC
SP
Franklin Lakes
201-891-4653
Bowling Green
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Milton
201-697-8688
Orchard Hills GC
C
Paramus
201-447-3778
Flanders Valley GC
C
Flanders
973-584-5382
Overpeck GC
C
Teaneck
201-837-3020
Knoll East GC
M
Parsippany
973-263-7115
Paramus GC
M
Paramus
201-447-6067
Knoll West GC
M Lake Hiawatha 973-263-7110
River Vale CC
P
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201-391-2300
Meadows GC
P
Lincoln Park
973-696-7212
Rockleigh GC
C
Rockleigh
201-768-6353
Pinch Brook GC
C
Florham Park
973-377-2039
Valley Brook GC
C
River Vale
201-664-5886
Essex County
East Orange GC
M
Short Hills
973-379-7190
Francis Byrne GC
C
West Orange
973-736-2306
Hendricks Field GC
C
Belleville
973-751-0178
Weequahic Park GC
C
Newark
973-923-1838
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Beaver Brook
SP
Clinton
908-735-4022
Heron Glen GC
C
Ringoes
908-806-6804
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High Bridge Hills
P
High Bridge
908-638-5055 11
Mercer County
Clearbrook
P
Monroe Twsp.
609-655-3443
Cranbury GC
SP
West Windsor
609-799-0341
Mercer Oaks GC
C
West Windsor
609-936-1383
Miry Run GC
P
Robbinsville
609-259-1010
Mountain View GC
C
Ewing
609-882-4093
Princeton GC
M
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609-452-9382
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Orange County
Atlantis
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Little Egg Harbor
609-296-2444
Falkirk Estate & CC
P
Central Valley
845-928-8022
Eagle Ridge GC
P
Lakewood
732-901-4900
Mansion Ridge
P
Monroe
845-782-7888
Ocean Acres
P
Manahawkin
609-597-9393
Green Ridge GC
P
Johnson
845-355-1317
Sea Oaks GC
SP
Little Egg Harbor
609-296-2656
Hickory Hills GC
C
Warwick
845-988-9501
Passaic County
Monroe CC
SP
Monroe
845-258-4455
Scenic Farms GC
P
Pine Island
845-258-4455
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C
Wayne
973-881-4921
Scotts Corners GC
P
Montgomery
845-457-9141
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Stony Ford GC
C
Montgomery
845-457-4949
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P
Middletown
845-361-1022
Bunker Hill
P
Princeton
908-359-6335
West Point GC
P
West Point
845-938-2435
Green Knoll GC
C
Bridgewater
908-722-1300
Winding Hills GC
P
Montgomery
845-457-3187
Hillsborough CC
SP
Neshanic Station
908-369-3322
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Mattawang GC
SP
Belle Mead
908-281-0778
Neshanic Valley GC
C
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908-369-8200
Centennial GC
P
Carmel
845-225-5700
Quail Brook GC
C
Franklin Twsp.
732-560-9190
Eagle Ridge CC
SP
Mahopac
845-628-3451
Royce Brook East
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Hillsborough
908-904-0499
Garrison GC
P
Garrison
845-424-3604
Spooky Brook GC
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Somerset
732-873-2241
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845-424-3727
Warrenbrook GC
C
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908-754-8400
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845-628-4200
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Brewster
845-669-5721
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Hamburg
973-823-6642
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Fredon Twsp.
973-383-2327
Blue Hill GC
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Pearl River
845-735-2094
Black Bear GC
P
Hardyston
973-823-6642
Broadacres GC
M
Orangeburg
845-359-8218
Crystal Springs
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Hamburg
973-823-6642
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P
Stoney Point
845-947-7085
Farmstead G&CC
P
Andover
201-383-1666 18
Phillip J Rotella GC
M
Thiells
845-354-1616
Great Gorge GC
P
McAfee
973-823-6642
Rockland Lake
P
Congers
845-268-6250
High Point
P
Montague
973-293-3282
Spook Rock GC
M
Suffern
845-357-3085
Minerals Resort
R
Vernon
973-823-6642
Sullivan County
Rolling Greens
P
Andover Twsp.
973-383-3082
Sky View GC
SP
Sparta
973-726-4653
Concord Resort
R
Kiamesha Lake
845-794-4000
Wild Turkey GC
P
Hamburg
973-823-6642
Forestburgh CC
SP
Forestburgh
845-794-6542
Union County
Grossinger Resort
R
Liberty
845-292-9000
Island Glen GC
P
Bethel
845-583-1010
Ash Brook GC
C
Scotch Plains
908-668-8503 10
Kutcher ’s CC
SP
Monticello
845-794-6000
Galloping Hill GC
C
Union
908-686-1556 10
Lochmor GC
P
Loch Sheldrake
845-434-1257
Hyatt Hills
M
Cranford
732-669-9100
Sullivan County CC
SP
Liberty
845-292-9584
Warren County
Apple Mountain
P
Belvidere
800-752-9465
Architects GC
P
Hopatcong
908-213-3080
Minebrook GC
P
Hackettstown
908-979-0366
New York
Dutchess County
Beekman CC
P Hopewell Junction 845-226-7700
Branton Woods GC
P Hopewell Junction 845-223-1600
Casperkill CC
SP
Poughkeepsie
845-463-4650
Dinsmoore GC
P
Staatsburg
845-889-4071
Dutcher GC
P
Pawling
845-855-9845
Island Green CC
P
Amenia
845-373-7000
James Baird State
M
Pleasant Valley
845-473-1052
Red Hook GC
P
Red Hook
845-758-8652
Silo Ridge CC
P
Amenia
845-373-9200
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La Grangeville
845-223-1000
Thomas Carvel CC
P
Pine Plains
518-398-7101
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Swan Lake CC
SP
Liberty
845-292-0323
LONG ISLAND
Terry Brae GC
P
South Fallsburg
845-434-2622
Tennanah Lake
P
Roscoe
607-498-5502
Nassau County
Twin Village
P
Roscoe
607-498-9983
Villa Roma CC
R
Callicoon
845-887-5097
Bay Park GC
C
East Rockaway
516-571-7242
Bethpage GC
M
Farmingdale
516-249-0700
Ulster County
Cantiague Park GC
C
Hicksville
631-571-7061
Christopher Morley
C
North Hills
516-571-8120
Alapaha Golf Links
P
Kingston
845-331-2334
Eisenhower Park
C
East Meadow
516-542-0015
Apple Greens GC
P
Highland
845-883-5500
Glen Cove GC
P
Glen Cove
516-676-0550
Green Acres GC
P
Kingston
845-331-2283
Harbor Links GC
P Port Washington
877-342-7267
Hudson Valley
R
Kerhonkson
845-626-2972
Lawrence Village
P
Lawrence
516-239-8263
Katsbaan GC
SP
Saugerties
845-246-8182
Lido GC
P
Lido Beach
516-889-8181
Mohonk Mtn House
P
New Paltz
845-256-2154
Merrick Road Park
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Merrick
516-868-4650
Nevele Grande
R
Ellenville
800-647-6000
North Woodmere
C North Woodmere 516-571-7813
New Paltz GC
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New Paltz
845-255-8282
Oyster Bay GC
P
Woodbury
516-677-5973
Roundout GC
P
Accord
888-894-9455
Pennisula GC
P
Massapequa
516-798-9776
Shawangunk CC
SP
Ellenville
845-647-6090
Stone Dock GC
SP
High Falls
845-687-7107
Suffolk County
Bergen Point CC
C
West Babylon
631-661-8282
Westchester County
Brentwood CC
P
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631-436-6060
Calverton Links
P
Calverton
631-369-5200
Doral Arrowwood
R
Rye Brook
914-939-2479
Cedar Beach GC
P
Babylon
631-321-4562
Dunwoodie GC
C
Yonkers
914-231-3490
Cedars GC
P
Cutchoque
631-734-6363
Hudson Hills GC
C
New Castle
Cherry Creek
P
Riverhead
631-369-6500
Lake Isle Town Park
SP
Eastchester
914-961-3453
Colonial Springs
P
East Farmingdale
631-643-1056
Maple Moor GC
C
White Plains
Crab Meadow GC
P
Northport
631-757-8800
Mohansic GC
C
Yorktown Hgts
914-862-5283
Dix Hills CC
P
Dix Hills
631-271-4788
Peliquenakonch CC
SP
North Salem
914-669-6776
Dix Hills Park GC
P
Dix Hills
631-499-8005
Pound Ridge GC
SP
Pound Ridge
914-764-5771
Great Rock GC
P
Wading River
631-929-3160
Saxon Woods GC
C
Scarsdale
914-231-3461
Gull Haven GC
P
Central Islip
631-436-6059
Sprain Lake GC
C
Yonkers
914-231-3481
Hamlet Wind Watch
Hauppauge
631-232-9850
Heartland Golf Park
P
Edgewood
631-667-7400
Heatherwood GC
P
Centereach
631-473-9000
NYC BOROUGHS
Holbrook CC
P
Holbrook
631-467-3417
Hollow Hills CC
P
Dix Hills
631-242-0010
Bronx County
Indian Island CC
C
Riverhead
631-727-7776
Mosholu GC
P
Bronx
718-655-9164
Pelham Split Rock
C
Bronx
718-885-3435
Van Cortlandt GC
P
Bronx
718-543-4595
Kings County
Dyker Beach GC
P
Brooklyn
718-836-5386
Marine Park
P
Brooklyn
718-252-4625
Queens County
Clearview GC
P
Bayside
718-229-2570
Douglaston GC
P
Douglaston
718-224-6566
Forest Park GC
P
Woodhaven
718-296-0999
Kissena Park GC
P
Flushing
718-939-4594
Richmond County
La Tourette GC
C
Staten Island
718-351-1889
Silver Lake GC
C
Staten Island
718-447-5686
South Shore GC
C
Staten Island
718-984-0101
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Island’s End G&CC
P
Greenport
631-477-0777
Indian Creek
P
Emmaus
610-965-8486
Leisure Village GC
P
Ridge
631-744-0334
Locust Valley GC
P
Coopersburg
610-282-4711
Links at Shirley
P
Shirley
631-395-7272
Iron Lakes GC
P
Allentown
610-395-3369
LI National GC
P
Riverhead
631-727-4653
Shepherd Hills
P
Wescoville
610-391-0644
Middle Island CC
P
Middle Island
631-924-5100
Northampton County
Mill Pond GC
P
Medford
631-732-6365
Montauk Downs
S
Montauk
631-668-1100
Green Pond CC
P
Bethlehem
Northport GC
P
Northport
631-261-8000
Morgan Hill
P
Easton
610-923-8480
Pine Hills CC
P
Manorville
631-878-4343
Riverview CC
P
Easton
610-559-9700
Poxaboque GC
P
Wainscott
631-537-0025
Southmoore GC
P
Bath
610-837-7200
Rock Hill G&CC
P
Manorville
631-878-2250
Whitetail GC
P
Bath
610-837-9626
Rolling Oaks CC
P
Rocky Point
631-744-3200
Woodland Hills
SP
Hellertown
610-838-7192
Sag Harbor GC
P
Sag Harbor
631-275-2503
Sandy Pond GC
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Riverhead
631-727-0909
Shelter Island CC
P
Shelter Island Hts
631-749-0416
Bucks County
Smithtown Landing
P
Smithtown
631-360-7618
Spring Lake GC
P
Middle Island
631-924-5115
Bensalem CC
P
Bensalem
215-639-5590
Stonebridge Golf Link
P
Hauppauge
631-724-7500
Bucks County CC
P
Jamison
215-343-0350
Sumpwams Creek
P
Babylon
631-669-2340
Fairways GC
P
Warrington
215-343-9979
Sunken Meadow GC
P
Kings Park
631-269-5351
Five Ponds GC
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Warminster
215-956-9727
Swan Lake GC
P
Manorville
631-369-1818
Fox Hollow GC
P
Quakertown
215-538-1920
Tall Grass GC
P
Shorehan
631-209-9359
Makefield Highlands
P
Yardley
215-321-7000
Timber Point CC
C
Great River
631-581-2401
Middletown CC
P
Langhorne
215-757-6953
West Sayville CC
C
West Sayville
631-567-1704
Morrisville Golf Farm
P
Morrisville
215-295-1337
Neshaminy Valley
P
Jamison
215-343-6930
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Northampton CC
SP
Richboro
215-355-2234
Oxford Valley
P
Fairless Hills
215-945-8644
Pocono Mountains
Blue Ridge Trail GC
P
Mountain Top
570-868-4653
Buck Hill Falls GC
SP
Buck Hill Falls
570-595-7730
Caesars Pocono
R
Marshalls Creek
570-588-6692
Cherry Valley
P
Stroudsburg
570-421-1350
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Marshalls Creek
570-223-1200
Evergreen Park
P
Analomink
570-421-7721
Fernwood Hotel
R
Bushkill
888-337-6966
Glen Brook CC
P
Stroudsburg
610-421-3680
Hideaway Hills
P
Kresgeville
610-681-6000
Indian Mountain GC
P
Kresgeville
610-681-4534
Jack Frost Nat’l
P
Blakeslee
866-268-5503
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R
Mount Pocono
570-839-8811
Mount Pocono GC
P
Mount Pocono
570-839-8281
Mtn. Manor GC
SP
Marshalls Creek
570-223-1290
Pine Crest Lake
SP
Pocono Pines
877-486-7844
Pocono Manor
R
Pocono Manor
800-233-8150
Skytop Lodge
R
Skytop
570-595-8910
Shawnee Inn
R
Shawnee on Del
570-424-4000
Terra Greens GC
P
East Stroudsburg
570-421-0120
Water Gap CC
P
Del Water Gap
570-476-0300
Woodloch Springs
R
Hawley
570-685-8102
Lehigh County
Allentown Municipal
M
Allentown
610-395-5108
Bethlehem Municipal
M
Bethlehem
610-691-9393
Center Valley Club
P
Center Valley
610-791-5580 11
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Fleetwood
610-944-6000
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